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'application/octet-stream' issues

Unable to download

From: Nina1@bellsouth.net
Category: Category 1
Date: 09 Apr 1998
Time: 07:42:27
Remote Name: 207.53.40.62

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I have not been able to download any thing since I installed the NetZip, and then tried to uninstall it, which I could not. When I try to download, I get a message that says "cannot find library files, or plugin found but not intializing properly. Is there a way I can take the NetZip completly off my hard drive or is that the answer to my problem? Be gentle with me I am only 2yrs old to this computer world. Please explain in easy terms if you can help.

Thanks in advance Nina

From: Erik Symonds
Category: Category 1
Date: 03 Nov 1997
Time: 08:39:15
Remote Name: 208.144.68.10

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Subject: trouble with 'application/octet-stream' script From: eriks@haestad.com (Erik Symonds)

I am trying to create a script in PERL that will send the contents of a binary file when called from a form. It seems to 'work' with the exception being that the name of the file that I am sending is not being displayed. Is there a header, or other method, that I can use to send a name to the browser to use upon bringing up the save dialog box?

Here is the code: -------------------------- $file='file.bin';

print "Content-type: application/octet-stream\n\n"; open(OPENFILE, $file) || die "Cannot open $file: $!"; open(STDOUT);

binmode(OPENFILE); binmode(STDOUT);

while(<OPENFILE>) { print; }

close(OPENFILE); close(STDOUT);

exit --------------------------

If anyone can lend me a hand I would appreciate it!

Thanks In Advance, Erik

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